J. CraigCollinsMD
General Surgery • Long Beach, CAMinimally Invasive Surgery
Staff Surgeon and Quality Officer, Surgical Healthcare Group - VA Long Beach Healthcare System
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Office
5901 E 7th Street
Surgical Healthcare Group (112)
Long Beach, CA 90822Phone+1 562-826-8000
Summary
- Dr. J. Craig Collins is a general surgeon in Long Beach, CA, currently with the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. He was affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center from 1998-2022. He received his medical degree from University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine and completed residency at University of California (Irvine). He has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA, 2004 - 2006
University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1988- University of California (San Diego)BA, Biology, Summa cum laude, 1981 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsGallbladder Polyps: Real or Imagined?Yiping Li, Talar Tejirian, J. Craig Collins
The American Surgeon. 2018-10-01 - 16 citationsSmall Bowel Obstructions in a Virgin Abdomen: Is an Operation Mandatory?Farees Ricky Tavangari, Michael Batech, J. Craig Collins, Talar Tejirian
The American Surgeon. 2016-10-01 - 6 citationsA decade of selective use of adjustable cutting seton combined with fistulotomy for anal fistula.Allen Kamrava, J. Craig Collins
The American Surgeon. 2011-10-01
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